Education and Teaching salaries in Ireland
The median executive Education and Teaching salary in Ireland is €139,753 per year, with the market band from €139,753 to €139,753 (tui.ie, 2026-08-31).
By seniority
executive (Medium quality data)
- Median
- €139,753
- per month
- €11,646
This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.
School principal, largest school category XVII, effective 1 June 2026: top of Common Basic Scale EUR86,265 plus Principal category XVII allowance EUR53,488 = EUR139,753. Smallest schools (category I) = EUR97,991. Derived by summing two published official values; median-only row (p25 and p75 set to 0).
lead (Medium quality data)
- Median
- €96,993
- per month
- €8,083
This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.
Derived from official 1 June 2026 figures: teacher at top of Common Basic Scale EUR86,265 plus Assistant Principal I responsibility allowance EUR10,728 = EUR96,993. Assistant Principal II version = EUR91,012. Median-only row (p25 and p75 set to 0).
senior (Medium quality data)
- P25
- €72,129
- Median
- €77,541
- P75
- €86,265
- per month
- €6,462
About €6,462 per month at the median.
TUI Common Basic Scale for second-level teachers (post-1/1/11 entrants), effective 1 June 2026, per Department of Education circulars: 27-point scale EUR47,417 to EUR86,265. p25 = point 15 (EUR72,129), p50 = points 19-22 plateau (EUR77,541), p75 = top point 27 (EUR86,265); an experienced senior teacher sits on points 15-27. Scale points, not survey percentiles.
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